Na!tSabeS  +  149993 Thu, 20 Oct 05 11:38 PM Hi guys! I made the following mistake in my last class test, my sentence was:   Now, being free and emancipated it is down to her, she can decide.   In this case it apparently should have been "up to her", but I don't know why, because I'm pretty sure that I heard it before in a context like that. Anyway, could anyone explain to me why it has to be "up to" here? Maybe anyone can tell me the difference between "up to" and "down to" in general, too.   Many thanks in advance...   Na!tSabeS Joined on Sun, Sep 4 2005 Hamm, Germany Junior Member 54 Hope is a waking dream. To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven. Difference Between

	Mister Micawber  +  150087 Fri, 21 Oct 05 04:59 AM Idiomatic.  To be up to (someone) = it is (someone's) right/responsibility to make the decision. Down to needs more context before I can essay a definition. Put our loss down to our incompetence. It was down to the wire before a winner was finally chosen. I'll be down to get you in a taxi, honey. It's down to -20 degrees outside and I'm down to my last ten bucks. There are multiple uses of that collocation. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,842 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Essays

	Clive  +  150106 Fri, 21 Oct 05 06:09 AM Hi, It's down to Tom. I've heard this expression in gritty British crime TV shows where they talk in a slang-y kind of way. The kind of context is: A: Who robbed the bank? B: It's down to Tom. I think the idea is that it has been identified that Tom was responsible. Perhaps a gritty, slang-y British reader might care to comment? Best wishes, Clive      Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,678 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo